Brazil vs Costa Rica: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education

Brazil
2.97
in 2020
Costa Rica
2.43
in 2016
Brazil rank
2nd
Costa Rica rank
5th

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0123198920042020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.97 against 2.43 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.54.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 28 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.19 1.58 0.386 Costa Rica
2000s 1.48 1.68 0.203 Costa Rica
2010s 2.48 2.33 0.1477 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 2.97 against 2.43 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.54, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 2nd and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 378 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed